HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Two people were killed in a house fire this morning, police said.

A man and a boy were found inside the home, located at 2406 Holmes Ave., police said.

An officer was patrolling near the home around 2:15 a.m. when he saw flames and smoke. He called Huntsville Fire & Rescue and tried to help pull people from the home. A man, a woman and a girl were able to get out of the house, police said.

The fire and two deaths are under investigation by Huntsville police and Fire & Rescue.